Bladder Fern vs puma

Cystopteris fragilis compared with Puma concolor

Key Differences

• Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated while puma is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bladder Fern	puma
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Cystopteridaceae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Cystopteris	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Cystopteris fragilis	Puma concolor

Conservation Status

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bladder Fern	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇺🇸 United States